I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.
Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.
I dream my painting and I paint my dream.
We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.
Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.
To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.
The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.
All thinking men are atheists.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.